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围合式院落 (Enclosed Courtyards)

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This text is from the Architecture chapter of China: Insight into History, Culture and People by Gary Bischoff and Wang Wei. The book was written in English, so what you're reading is a translation.

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庭院几千年来一直是中国建筑的主要表现形式。房屋的封闭方式承载着中国人的思想观念和审美情趣。这个内向、封闭、温馨、舒适的庭院空间孕育和培养了几代中国人的气质和个性,使其成为最常见的传统生活方式。

这是一种常见的带有封闭庭院的房屋风格,通常被称为四合院,这是一种传统的民宅,至今仍有人建造。它们在中国北方地区很常见。

四合院的中心是一个开放式庭院,是家庭活动的公共空间。庭院确保了良好的通风和自然采光。它还建立了人与人之间的关系,形成独立完整的局部空间,感受安全感和归属感。大门和主楼(北楼)通常朝南,以便在白天获得尽可能多的光线。这种建筑类型是北京著名的胡同里的典型代表。东面和西面的建筑要么是年轻家庭成员的房子,要么是卧室、储藏室或书房。
Labelled illustration of a siheyuan courtyard house, showing the gate, inner courtyard, main room, side rooms and corridors

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